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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1949
Page
6
A Hammond organ set the mood as Dr. T Stratton Jones Jr presented a fashion show at Penneys. Models showcased cotton sundresses and wedding dress silhouettes with bright carnival stage decor drawing Decaturites and guests from surrounding communities.
Mr and Mrs Bobby Strother and daughter Mary Ann of Nashville Tennessee plan a weekend visit to relatives on Johnston Street. Florence Smith Riverside High School faculty member is ill at home. Mrs E G Maples and Peggy and Ernest Gordon visit Huntsville. Lt John C Strother recently moved from Augusta Georgia to home in month and expects to return home soon. Raymond Barnett 415 Johnston Street spends weekend with family in Hanceville. Future Teachers of America from Riverside High School attend statewide Birmingham meeting featuring Eleanor Hamilton Mary Charles Delmore Juanite Goforth Fennell Garnett Ben Lee Fred Schiesser Murray Yarbrough and sponsor Mrs Jordan. Joe Allen Price Mary Battle King and Jeremy Murdock presented original puppet show at Joe Wheeler School.
Miss Pheng Looi Chan from Singapore China will be one of three judges for the talent show at the Cullman strawberry festival featuring seven area high schools. She studies at Alabama College Montevallo after a San Francisco City College year and aims for nursing.
Lennox H. Brassell 76 longtime Montgomery lawyer died in a local hospital. funeral services set for this afternoon. He was brother to State Rep J W Brassell of Phenix City and Morgan Brassell publisher of the Etowah News Journal. He held multiple legal posts including county solicitor in Andalusia circuit solicitor in the 13th circuit and assistant Attorney General. Survived by widow and six children with several siblings and a sister in Charlotte. He was serving in the legal division of the state Conservation Department at death.
Mrs J D Law and Mr C R Garner host and visit kin in Cullman while out of town guests from Florida participate in decoration services at Bethlehem and Missionary Grove. Talents from Trade and Napa visit relatives. families attend church events and one gathering at West Point.
Primitive peoples tattooed themselves mainly for decoration with figures carrying symbolic meaning. The practice emphasized aesthetic appeal while integrating cultural or spiritual significance in the designs.
Dorothy Dix responds to teen readers burdened by strict weeknight rules and early curfews. She argues parents often misjudge youth and urges compromise to grant rights and privileges, suggesting home be a training ground where study earns weekend freedom. A second letter from a newlywed man describes a jealous wife despite career success and good earnings.
A few from this community attended preaching at Fairfield Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs Clyde Callahan of Enon visited their parents Monday. Farmers are behind with work due to heavy rain Sunday. Jessie McCaghren and Kyle McCaghren shopped in Decatur Monday. Glenda Lindsey visited Five Points near McCaghren. Several attended decoration at Bald Knob Sunday.
Officials from 15 hospitals in central Alabama created the Central Alabama Hospital Council to coordinate and improve hospital work. L H Gunter of the Montgomery Veterans Hospital was named temporary president, with W H Slaughter of Selma Baptist hospital as temporary vice president and E C Hawkins of Professional Center hospital as temporary secretary treasurer. Other executive members include Mrs. Mary F Babb Opelika hospital Sister Florence St Margarets Montgomery W B McGehee Stabler infirmary Greenville and Miss Sadie E Dunford Fitts Hill hospital Montgomery.
A reader asks if leaving a good job to appease his wife is wise. The answer condemns domination by a spouse, warning that hen pecked men fail to use initiative and should keep their soul free. A second letter about a broken engagement suggests the daughter cheer up with new clothes and pursue others.
Mary Kimbell Dobbins a 38 year old mother of six boys was named Montgomery Mother of the Year by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Wife of W O Dobbins Jr the state planning board director she will head the Jaycee Southern states air carnival with her sons accompanying.
Classified ad notes an apartment for rent with three rooms unfurnished and no children allowed. Phone 2897 W.
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